The Impact of Supply Chain Management Practices on Supply Chain Performance in the Jordanian Industrial Sector

Abstract

Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of supply chain management practices on supply chain performance in the Jordanian Industrial Sector. Also, it aims at assessing the level of awareness and understanding of supply chain management concepts and practices   in the Jordanian context.Design/ methodology/ approach- The research methodology involved the adoption of a survey as a research strategy and quantitative approach, utilized a self-administered questionnaire, to arrive at the major findings of the study. The type of research is a single cross-sectional design in which the collection of data from the respondents was carried out only once. Data was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS).  Finding- The paper revealed that there is an impact of supply chain management practices on supply chain performance in the Jordanian Industrial Sector. It also revealed that there is a high level of awareness among the respondent about the supply chain management concepts.  Originality/ value- As far as the researcher is aware, this paper is the first to investigate the impact of supply chain management practices on supply chain performance in Jordan; thus its finding will be an original contribution to the field of supply chain. Also, as there has been a shortage of research in the field of supply chain, generally in the Middle East countries, the researcher hopes that this paper will establish a foundation for further research in the region.

Keywords: Supply chain management practices (SCMP), supply chain Performance (SCP), Industrial Sector, Jordan